Attitudes of learners towards physics and chemistry.

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The study investigated the attitudes of high school learners towards Physics and Chemistry.
The learners were in Sastri College, a high school in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The study also
investigated the relationship between attitude and performance. The sample consisted of
50, Grade 12, Physical Science learners.
The data was collected by means of a questionnaire, a semi-structured and individual
interviews and the matriculation results from the Department of Education and Culture.
The SPSS package was used to analysis the quantitative data. The interviews were used to
qualify and elaborate on the statistical findings. The findings showed that majority of the
learners had a positive attitude towards Physics while few learners had positive attitude
towards Chemistry. It was also found that attitude did not affect the performance of the
learners and there was no gender difference between attitudes and performance.